Google Gadgets & SEO

I was at SMX Advanced in Seattle basically to see some friends, and to discuss with a few trusted folks about my upcoming year. I didn’t really attend sessions, and as someone who didn’t attend sessions I discovered something. There were alot of people who didn’t attend sessions, but were there just to interact with [...]

I will be leaving the trail to attend a few things in the next three weeks. I hope to see you there, and also this will be the window of opportunity to get some face time with me if I am working on your projects. Contact me asap to arrage meetings, here is where I [...]

If you are an industry leader in any sector, you likely have a large and varied web presence. Your gadget options have changed dramatically with the introduction of Open Social. Prior to Open Social, most brand gadget strategies would need to create several gadgets for the different facets of your business. With Open Social the [...]

Howdy, I video blog this because I am too tired to write it (I have been up for like two days and I want to go to bed)…

The articles I mentioned in the video are…
Matt Cutts on changing hosts
Rhea’s 8 things
Shana’s Sphinn link love fest
SEO 2.0’s 12 blogs

I want to thank everyone who entered and I received alot of clever and funny stuff. I received one that was more interesting than the rest, and was incredibly cool.
The winner is Steve Cantrel. Please contact me and I will set you up with the info you need to attend.

He is interested in local [...]

Win a free pass to Danny Sullivan’s Search Marketing Expo in Denver, Colorado on October 1st and 2nd. This is a great conference that is focusing on Local and Mobile search.
I won a free pass to the first SMX in Aaron Wall’s SEObook, contest, so I figured it was my turn to ante up. I [...]

For most companies and organizations attending search conferences the benefits are clear to them.
But what about people who have not attended conferences or do not see a direct benefit? In many cases the people who “would like to go but can’t afford it, or can’t justify the expense” are the exact people who can benefit [...]

These are some photos from the Google party and the SEOmoz party

There are more photos of SMX out there, mostly on Flickr.

The Microsoft Party
SMX kicked off with a party thrown by Microsoft. I had sorta envisioned this party as the place where I was going to meet everyone, pick some brains, and introduce me, me, wonderful, fabulous me to the world of SEO.
Then I realized the drinks were free.
I drank and drank and tried different [...]

Everytime I try to sit down and write something I am either drunk, tired, or both. I simply do not have the capacity to write anything in any real sense during this event. I have been meeting people left and right and I like talking to them and I guess that is why I am [...]